I read the June 1 article by Jason Halstead, a copy editor and photographer, who was reviewing Annie Jacobsen’s . I thank Halstead for exposing in easily understandable language the insanity of the threat and risk of mutually assured destruction as an effective justifiable deterrent to war. Read this article for free: Already have an account? To continue reading, please subscribe: * I read the June 1 article by Jason Halstead, a copy editor and photographer, who was reviewing Annie Jacobsen’s .
I thank Halstead for exposing in easily understandable language the insanity of the threat and risk of mutually assured destruction as an effective justifiable deterrent to war. Read unlimited articles for free today: Already have an account? Opinion I read the June 1 article by Jason Halstead, a copy editor and photographer, who was reviewing Annie Jacobsen’s . I thank Halstead for exposing in easily understandable language the insanity of the threat and risk of mutually assured destruction as an effective justifiable deterrent to war.
But he did not mention that the very existence of nuclear weapons is an existential threat and risk to the human race. Any one possible use — by accident, insanity, terrorist, criminal, religious fanaticism, cyber-attack, an arrogant or ignorant decision or even an error in judgment — can cause destruction of the human species and civilization as we know it. Nuclear War by Annie Jacobsen sets the stage for the results of the use of a single nu.
